1. How racism or ethnocentrism works to produce an "us vs. them" worldview. Ethnocentrism is defined by our textbook as "the attitude that other societies' customs and ideas can be judged in the context of one's own culture

2. Whether or not racism/ethnocentrism is on the rise in our increasingly interconnected world.

3. An example of racism/ethnocentrism that resonates with you from personal experience or recent global news stories.

Explained below

Explanation:

1) Ethnocentrism is the belief one's race is superior to the other. It creates a divide in society based on the binary of "Us vs Them". Racism has been a part of colonial history that subjugates, discriminates and dominates over the people of a culture.

2) Post Colonialism racism/ethnocentrism has seen a gradual decline. However, the extent to which it should have diminished is far from reality. It could be due to the long prejudice in our minds towards people of particular community, gender, color or sex.

3) The recent outbreak of Corona Virus has led to huge discrimination against Asians as seen in different parts of the world.  

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